Tag Archives: discouragement

On Mortal Ills Prevailing

July 17, 2016 by Christy McDougall

On the exquisite, brilliant, Good News, which is sweeter and stronger and more prevailing. Continue reading →

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When we constantly read a passage in the same translation, it becomes very easy to skip over the familiar old words and not pay much attention to what they’re really saying. But when we read them in a new way, a new translation, a new language, they become new and vivid. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Theological Musings | Tagged discouragement, encouragement, endurance, greek, Greek translations, Hebrews, Koine, the cross, theology | 1 Comment

Long Time No Blog Post

May 14, 2015 by Christy McDougall

I meant to write a blog post at least once a month, perhaps twice, truly I did. And now I haven’t written one since December. In future I am going to make a concerted effort to be consistent, at least. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Itineration, The Journey | Tagged discouragement, encouragement, fund-raising, itinerating, itineration, rattlesnakes, traveling, writing | 1 Comment

I Am Not Enough

October 7, 2014 by Christy McDougall

I have been trying to decide why I don’t like the recent movement that’s been going around Facebook and the virtual world called “I Am Enough.” It has a very exemplary goal, one that is similar to what I very … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Itineration, Theological Musings | Tagged AGWM, calling, Corinthians, discouragement, encouragement, Europe, fund-raising, I am enough, itinerating, itineration, missions, missions giving, programming | 1 Comment

On Singleness

September 15, 2014 by Christy McDougall

Because it’s about time someone wrote a blog post about how utterly grand being single is. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Itineration, Random Musings | Tagged bicycle, bike, biking, contentment, Dalek, discouragement, Doctor Who, encouragement, family, itinerating, itineration, marriage, missions, missions service, photography, single, singlehood, singleness, traveling | 6 Comments

Where You Need To Be

July 29, 2014 by Christy McDougall

Can it be true that God has ordained this fundraising struggle for me? Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Itineration, Theological Musings | Tagged discouragement, encouragement, fund-raising, itinerating, itineration, missions, romans, struggle | Comments Off

MT/MR: Fundraising

July 11, 2014 by Christy McDougall

I still don’t know in any way how I am going to raise my budget, but I know how to face discouragement and try to combine trust in God’s plan with my own hard work. Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Itineration, Missionary Training/MissionaryRenewal | Tagged AGWM, discouragement, fundraising, giving, itinerating, itineration, missionary renewal, missionary training, missions contributions, missions giving, missions service, Montana, montana churches, travel in Montana | 4 Comments

Itineration is hard

May 8, 2014 by Christy McDougall

In my former post, Theophilus*, I wrote about all that I love about itineration and how I was deceived about how nasty and horrid it’s supposed to be. But I cannot conceal that there are many difficulties about it and … Continue reading →

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